You can feel the tension in Courtroom A of the Bibb County courthouse in downtown Macon most mornings. Whether it’s just before a Monday calendar call in which swaths of pending criminal cases are ...

The jury found Jasento Flowers guilty of felony murder and malice murder and four other counts. Judge Howard Simms sentenced him to life without possible parole. The jury deliberated for just over an ...

There was an interesting story published here recently about a pair of local judges who have a reputation for trying to impart some wisdom on convicted criminals as they pass sentence upon them. Many ...

MACON, Ga. — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, jury trials in Bibb County will now be put on hold for the month of September. Chief Judge Howard Simms signed the judicial emergency order Tuesday ...